• Left sided affections with a very sore, bruised feeling
• Complaints from suddenly becoming cold when overheated
• ill-effects of injuries, blows, falls, after major surgical operations, falls on spine

Source: Vegetable kingdom
Synonyms: English daisy
Family: Compositae
Prover: Dr Burnett

Introduction and History: The old name of ‘Wound-wort’ or ‘Bruise-wort’ shows one of the main spheres of action of Bellis and allies it in action with its fellow Compositae, Arnica and Calendula.

Daisy is a flower, which is repeatedly trodden upon but always comes up smiling afterwards. Being the ‘day’s eye‘ may be the sign of its too early waking properties. Dr Burnett is the chief authority for its homeopathic use. According to him, it acts very much like Arnica.

Preparation and Parts Used: The tincture is prepared from the fresh plant.

Constitution and Physiognomy

It is a suitable remedy for old gardeners, farmers, labourers and commercial travellers.

Carbo-fluorica types with tendency to visceral ptosis, laxity of ligaments and haemorrhages.

Ailments From: ill-effects of cold drinks, when overheated, affections due to cold winds, blows, falls, injuries, accidents, childbirth, exposure to wet or getting chilled when overheated, overexertion, overwork, surgical operations.

Seat of Action (Pharmacodynamics): It acts on deeper tissues, ligaments, blood vessels and female sexual organs.

Physio-pathological Changes (Pathology)

1. It acts upon the muscular fibres of the blood vessels.
2. The first remedy in injuries to the deeper tissues after major surgical work.
3. It affects the blood vessels causing venous stasis and varicose veins.

Characteristic Mental Symptoms (Psychology)

1. Patient has an impulse to move.
2. Patient is of slow, difficult ideas.
3. He is very excitable, makes himself noticed by those around him.
4. He has dreams of anger.

Characteristic Physical Guiding Symptoms

Injury

1. There are injuries to deeper tissues after major surgical work.
2. There is soreness and intolerance of cold bathing from injuries to nerves.
3. Lameness of joints as if sprained. Venous congestion, due to mechanical causes.
4. Swelling, venous stasis and varicose veins.
5. Sore, bruised feeling in pelvic region, worse since childbirth.

Pains: Pains are hard, aching, squeezing or throbbing.

Tiredness: Patient feels tired, exhausted and desires to lie down.

Boils: Boils with itching and a burning sensation.

Stomach: Acrid dyspepsia, heavy feeling, vomiting and acrid belching.

Vertigo: Vertigo in elderly persons with cerebral stasis.

Rheumatism: Post-traumatic and rheumatic myalgic pains. Joints sore; muscular soreness.

Headache: Attacks of migraine with pain in the eyes and watery nasal secretion. Headache from occiput to the top of the head. Bruised soreness.

Tumour: Tumour of the breast or cancer after an injury.

Important Characteristic Features

Injuries and its effects: Bellis perennis is the first remedy in injuries to deeper tissues after major surgical work. It is useful in deep trauma or septic wounds to the internal organs after major surgical operations. It removes the swelling due to injuries.

There are injuries to nerves with intense soreness and intolerance of cold bathing. It is an excellent remedy for sprains and bruises. Near and remote effects of blows, falls, accidents, railway spine. Tumours or cysts from injury. Feels as if the whole body, especially back is bruised. There is exhaustion with a need to move, which eases the pain. Muscular and joint pains. Also indicated in hemorrhages. It is useful in venous stasis and varicose veins. There is unbearable pain that drives to destruction; worse by heat and better by cold. Patient feels tired and exhausted, desires to lie down.

Worse left side, hot bathing and warmth of bed, before storms, touch, cold baths or drinks. Better continued motion, food, cold applications.

General Modalities

Aggravation: From injuries, sprains, left side, hot bath, warmth of bed, before storms, cold wind, touch, cold bath or drinks, becoming chilled when hot.

Amelioration: By continued motion, cold applications, from heat, food and pressure.

Remedy Relationships

Compare: Arn, Calen, Hyper, Con, Ars, Ham, Vanad.

Therapeutic Value: Acne, Artery diseases, Boils, Brain softening, Exudations, Fatigue, Giddiness, Gout, Headache, Indigestion, Injury, Masturbation, Menopausal, Miscarriages, Mydriasis, Pregnancy complaints, Psoriasis, Railway spine, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness, Spleen disorders, Stasis, Trauma, Tumours, Uterus fatigues, Varicose veins.